TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act in Washington state! (1/5)
The People’s Privacy Act limits how much data companies can collect; prohibits the collection, transfer, and sale of sensitive data without opt-in consent; and bans using kids' and teens' data to target advertising at them.
The House Appropriations committee needs to approve funding for the bill by this Friday. So if you live in Washington, please contact your legislators!
TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act in Washington state! (2/5)
The People’s Privacy Act protects sensitive data including racial or ethnic origin; religious beliefs; sex life; sexual orientation; status as transgender or nonbinary; union membership' income level; citizenship or immigration status; health and biometric data; precise location data; and browsing history.
Why is this is so urgent? https://responsibledata.io/2016/11/21/dangerous-data-the-role-of-data-collection-in-genocides/ discusses the role of data collection in multiple genocides.
TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act in Washington state! (3/5)
The People's Privacy Act doesn't cost much: $800,000 / year to protect 8,000,000 Washingtonians. Still, with the budget so tight this year it's going to be a struggle to get it approved -- especially since Big Tech is pushing hard to kill the bill.
If you're a Washington state resident, https://wa-privacy.net/email-approps-hb1671 brings up draft email to the committee. Add your name, city, and anything else you want to say, and click send!
TAKE ACTION: Support the People's Privacy Act in Washington state! (4/5)
If you'd prefer to use the phone or a web form to contact your legislators -- or want more info about the People's Privacy Act -- we've got details at https://wa-privacy.net/take-action-peoples-privacy-act/
And whether or not you're in Washington state, please help get the word out by boosting this thread and sharing the link with people you know who live there!
TAKE ACTION: Help us strengthen and pass the People's Privacy Act in Washington state! (5/5)
Getting the bill through Apporpriations is just the next step. After that, we'll have a chance to strengthen it further -but Big Tech lobbyists will try to weaken or kill it. So there's a lot of organizing still to do!
If you'd like to help -- whether or not you're a Washington state resident -- please take our activism survey at https://wa-privacy.net/activism-survey/